Garden Gate: Chives a hardy herb to complement dishesLast week, Joel and Martine Chenet of Mill Bay Coffee and Pastries organized a fundraiser event to benefit the families of Alaska State Troopers Sgt. Scott Johnson and Gabe Rich. The event, attended by nearly 80 residents, was the 12th year that Chenet organized the “First Salmon of the Year.” Just as fishermen look forward to the salmon’s return in the spring, gardeners and cooks also look forward to garden first...

Fish Factor: Wholesale salmon prices show seasonal variationsSalmon prices at wholesale show marked seasonal variations for both wild and farmed fish. It’s a pattern that has been tracked for decades by Urner Barry, the nation’s oldest commodity market watcher, in business since 1895. The prices tend to decline through June, July, August and September and they begin rising again from November through the following April or May. Two things drive the well-established pattern,...

Around Kodiak: June 9On Tuesday, June 10, the Kodiak City Council hosts a work session, 7:30 p.m. at the Kodiak Public Library multi-purpose room. The council hosts its regular meeting on Thursday, June 12, 7:30 p.m. at the Borough Assembly Chambers. Call 907-486-8636 for more information.

Man rescued from drifting vessel in Anton Larsen BayThe Coast Guard, Kodiak Police Department and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration rescued a man from a vessel adrift near Anton Larsen Bay near Kodiak Sunday. The crew of the NOAA research vessel Rainer safely towed the man and his 20-foot fishing vessel to Anton Larsen Bay after it was determined the boat was disabled. The Kodiak Police Department reported to Coast Guard watchstanders at the Sector A...

Holy Trinity Lutheran Church (WELS)Call 486-4286 for recorded message for worship time and place, worship times vary from Sunday mornings to Sunday evenings. Sunday school available. Please call for more information. Internet worship available: shepherd-of-the-hills.com

Profit-hungry dealers coming to Kodiak in drug 'epidemic'Use of methamphetamine, heroin and other drugs is getting so rampant in Kodiak that drug dealers are attracted to Kodiak because of its high profit margin. The Daily Mirror asked Sgt. Eric Olsen of the Alaska State Troopers and other experts in addictions whether Kodiak indeed had a drug problem. “It’s an epidemic,” Olsen said. “The amount of hardcore narcotics I’m seeing come through this island, and the dollar v...